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UNIX V4 operating system was found on a 9-track magnetic tape at the University of Utah.

ajmarshon Paste without formatting on macOS

Except for all the apps where it's "command shift option V" which is like trying to deliver a Vulcan nerve pinch.

ajmarshon Paste without formatting on macOS

This solution seems to only work in certain places. For example, it's not working in MS Word. Also, why is it "shift command V" in some places and "shift option command V" in others?

ajmarshon Passkeys: The beginning of the end of the password

Nothing prevents anyone from creating an open-source implementation of the FIDO server/services.

For example: https://github.com/StrongKey/fido2

ajmarshon Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control

There are options.

https://github.com/TheWorldOfPC/Windows11-Debloat-Privacy-Gu...

ajmarshon Thunderbird Supernova Preview: The New Calendar Design

I wonder if it's some of the same work BetterBird is doing?

https://www.betterbird.eu/

ajmarshon Lego Battle of Verdun [video]

Who makes the lego Chauchat? That was a pretty nice detail.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauchat

ajmarshon Now Monkeypox

From CDC.gov

TLDR: Yes the Smallpox vaccine is effective against Monkeypox but it's not generally available.

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/clinicians/treatment....

ajmarshon The U.S.S. Akron and U.S.S. Macon, America's “flying aircraft carriers”

I've always loved the AAC concept.

https://interestingengineering.com/meet-the-boeing-747-aac-a...

ajmarshon Down the mechanical keyboard rabbit hole

All I want to know is why is it every cool key cap set I find is sold out?

ajmarshon Why do dogs tilt their heads? New study offers clues

It’s interesting some poker players before making a ridiculous bluff will look up and to the right.

ajmarshon Vintage Byte Magazine Library

I love the cover art of the early editions. They really were things of beauty at least to me.

https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1980-11

ajmarshon Monkey.org

Many of the monkey.org and deathstar.org folks all worked for the same IT help desk at UofM which at the time was called "Facilities" best job I ever had. We are still looking for that stolen box of t-shirts!

ajmarshon Show HN: Ajour – A GUI application in Rust to manage World of Warcraft addons

Nice, any chance you would expand it to manage Elder Scrolls Online addons as well? Great work.

ajmarshon My wife recently passed away. I used my time off to build her a giant bookshelf

Start simple. Find a project on YouTube that looks interesting and go for it. For the tools yeah they can be expensive. For me I buy v1 at Harbor Freight for cheap. If I use it enough to break it time for v2 from Snap-On, Dewalt, Milwaukee.

First project I ever did was a workbench. It's a great first project as you can use it for all of your future projects. Have fun.

ajmarshon Study shows proof that a safer UV light effectively kills virus causing Covid-19

Yes when the majority of what you say is untrue, people have a tendency to discount your recommendations.

ajmarshon Lord of the Manor: a medieval city builder game

Looks cool, but for us filthy casuals could you add a tutorial? Thanks.

ajmarshon Navy Warship Is Still Ablaze, and Now Tilting to One Side

About 750MM according to Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bonhomme_Richard_(LHD-6)

ajmarshon MaXX Interactive Desktop: A Re-Implementation of the IRIX Interactive Desktop

Most of the early image guided surgery systems were powered by SGI's as well.

ajmarshon Prowords

My personal favorite from my time in the Marines didn't seem to make the list. Interrogative. Nothing more frustrating than to ask a time-sensitive question and be met with silence.

ajmarshon The death of corporate research labs

The book "The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation" is a great story about the history of Bell Labs and how the anti-trust suit effectively killed it.

ajmarshon Cliff Stoll, the mad scientist who invented the art of hunting hackers

The systems Cliff Stoll was responsible for at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs were part of the Human Genome Project, not a weapons program.

ajmarshon I spent 22 years in prison for a crime I didn’t commit

Just to amplify the point, seriously guilty or not do not talk to the police.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE

ajmarshon Off-Grid Cyberdeck: Raspberry Pi Recovery Kit

Love that tiny keyboard, but where is the space bar?

ajmarshon The Real Reasons I Don’t Hire You

Counterpoint: Most start-ups are going to have crunch times periodically where extra effort is called for. At least if they are trying to solve an ambitious problem. I doubt she is talking about a 24/7/365 death-march.

ajmarshon 20,000 Startup Ideas

"Splice or solder cables together or to overhead transmission lines, customer service lines, or street light lines, using hand tools, epoxies, or specialized equipment."

No...no no don't do that you will stand a good chance of being electrocuted.

ajmarshon Minnesota Will Pay Residents to Grow Bee-Friendly Lawns

Michigan checking in, 20 acres not that big really.

ajmarshon GM and Fiat Chrysler Unmasked as Tesla’s Source of Cash

Some of these trucks are being driven solo by people who live on an onion farm just FYI. Also, my truck gets better mileage than a Giulia. I live in the midwest and sure there are guys who don't need a truck but most of us do.